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AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — D.j. Tressler bought a beat-up Fiat Punto when he arrived in Naples last year for a civilian job with the Navy, but when it came time to replace the junker, the base …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/base-workers-question-whether-us-military-s-italy-vehicle-policy-is-a-safety-risk-1.565745

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The Air Force is trying to catch up with this fiscal year’s recruiting goals but was 10% behind in March, Military.com reported March 7. The goal this year is 26,877 active-duty recruits, Air …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-05-04/air-force-career-fields-retraining-recuriting-10006952.html

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In February, the German government began testing U.S. bases for Legionella. “Although this is the first time testing has been done on U.S. installations in Germany (for Legionella), there have …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/legionella-bacteria-at-landstuhl-military-hospital-closes-areas-decontamination-to-begin-friday-1.516975

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May 28, 2024 – Training troops inside Ukraine has been one of the options discussed since a conference that Macron convened in Paris in February 2024, according to a French defense ministry official. (Ludovic …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-05-27/ukraine-france-military-trainers-13999490.html

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The U.S. military is rolling out a new rest and recuperation program for troops fighting in Afghanistan. But don’t pack your bags for a nice long break on a sunny beach or a visit home …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/military-s-new-r-r-plan-doesn-t-include-leaving-afghanistan-1.180662

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Aug 19, 2024 – The 31st HCOS is located on Area One and provides services to DOD and Tricare beneficiaries to include active-duty and dependents. Services offered include Family Health, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunizations, Ambulance Services, Telehealth, Outpatient Surgical Services, and Educational and Developmental Intervention Services …

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/medical/aviano-medical-guide/military-medical-treatment-at-aviano.html

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The Air Force updated its requirements Thursday to permit transgender airmen to skip the annual physical fitness test while they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-04-26/transgender-air-force-physical-fitness-test-gender-confirmation-surgery-5804461.html

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Jan 16, 2023 – Published in JAMA Network Open, the study looked at 39,487 U.S. Zip codes with at least one beneficiary of Tricare, the Defense Department health-care program that covers uniformed service members …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-16/military-families-limited-access-psychiatrists-8781735.html

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Dec 1, 2022 – Sailors with the Navy’s Task Force 59 launch a drone boat from a pier at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Dec. 1, 2022 – , as part of the Digital Horizon exercise.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-12-01/navy-drone-boats-bahrain-8260601.html

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“With 34 more team members on board in our child development centers, we could place an additional 100 children into care,” Hunter said. At the Air Force child care centers, the overall …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-09-01/kaiserslautern-military-community-child-care-7122521.html

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Apr 24, 2024 – The review found commanders failed to compare year-over-year results on the climate survey to establish trends. Questions on hazing and bullying were often omitted.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-24/army-soldiers-sexual-harassment-inspector-general-report-13648555.html

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Similar to the Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawks, the Triton is designed for maritime surveillance rather than terrestrial scouting. “It provides high-resolution, all-weather imagery across large …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-25/us-navy-mq-4c-triton-drones-japan-misawa-guam-3364803.html

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Puroresu always had male fans, female fans, children, grandpa and grandma,” Saito said in an email Dec. 9. “It’s always been a family entertainment.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-12-16/japanese-wrestling-fan-us-air-force-officer-tokyo-yokota-3989110.html

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The company started work in December with units in Japan and South Korea in several fields, including medical, intelligence and contracting, according to usaspending.gov and Phil Stiefel, Lilt’s …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-07-16/ai-translation-air-force-contracting-14511701.html

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment fire rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 19, 2021 – .

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-01-05/australia-himars-marine-corps-ukraine-8654370.html

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The troops are practicing command, control and coordination over long distances during the training, which runs until Dec. 17, according to a Marine Corps statement Friday. They plan to hold …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-12-08/resolute-dragon-exercise-marine-corps-japan-ground-self-defense-force-3893861.html

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Dec 1, 2023 – The former active-duty Marine range control officer said the facility is an improvement over the 300-yard range at Naval Base Guam and is better than the ranges on Okinawa. Thousands of Okinawa …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-12-01/guam-camp-blaz-marine-gun-range-12221673.html

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Orders are supposed to arrive between seven and 14 days of ordering. The process includes going online, ordering items and then having the order checked by a “unit validator,” who …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/deployed-soldiers-can-have-uniforms-delivered-1.49940

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To be eligible to be promoted to an E-5, one must have passed the most recent advancement exam and must have two years of cumulative sea duty. Those who have previously undergone the CA2P process …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-03/navy-sailors-billets-reenlist-14070551.html

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The Marine Corps on Friday identified Cpl. Jovennie Anthony Jeremiah as the Marine who died May 14 following a single-car crash outside Camp Foster, Okinawa.. Jeremiah, 23, of the Headquarters and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-05-20/marine-corps-identify-corporal-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash-okinawa-6066125.html

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